TRAFFIC DEATH n A Jacksonville woman died on Jan. 29 in a two-vehicle accident on I-30 West in Clark County. Jaqueline Zuniga-Ramierez, 34, was driving a 2021 GMC at 9:26 a.m., on I-30 near mile marker 67 in rural Clark County. A 2019 International semi-truck stopped ahead of Zuniga-Ramierez. Her vehicle hit the rear of the truck’s trailer. The weather […]
Obituaries
FREEDoris Walker Doris Walker, 77, of Lonoke passed away on Jan. 28. She was born in Wichita, Kan., to Harmon and Juanita Morris Lackey. Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Roger L. Walker; parents, Harmon R. Lackey and Juanita Morris Lackey; a brother, James Lackey; a sister, Linda Alexander; and a special companion, J.W. Harris. Doris was a […]
New bank president and other promotions
Mark Wilson becomes the third generation to lead the Jacksonvillebased bank with 21 branches.Mark Wilson has been named president of First Arkansas Bank and Trust. He will continue to serve as the bank’s chief operating officer, where he oversees commercial and consumer lending activities, its 21 branches, as well as the bank’s credit card issuing operations in Kennesaw, Ga. He takes over for his father, Larry Wilson, who will remain chairman of the […]
Mayor sees improvements, challenges
Johnson says Jacksonville is making strides despite setbacks caused by Covid-19 pandemic.In his annual State of the City report, Jacksonville Mayor Bob Johnson told council members Thursday night that the city had a good year and was financially strong despite the COVID pandemic. “Last year I thought we would not go through a COVID-19 year again but did and still are dealing with COVID- 19. This has been a good year […]
Governor visits White House
Hutchinson asks Biden to develop new CDC standards to address long-running pandemic.New Covid cases in Arkansas fell from 8,696 to 4,637 in the Monday report and active cases fell by 11,684 Monday and by another 5,419 on Tuesday. But while those numbers are encouraging, deaths continue to climb, adding on 12 Monday and another 39 on Tuesday. Hospitalizations declined by four to 1,711 with the Tuesday report. The number on ventilators […]